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Answer engine optimization: get recommended by ChatGPT, not just ranked on Google.
Answer engine optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring your website and online reputation so AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews cite and recommend your business when customers ask for recommendations. Kiwicode includes AEO in every website build and offers it as a standalone service for existing websites in Ontario.
How AI assistants choose businesses
There's no secret trick. AI engines recommend businesses they can identify clearly, verify across sources, and quote confidently. Five things matter most:
Consistent identity
AI engines trust businesses described the same way everywhere: same name, same services, same area, on your site and every profile.
Structured data
Schema markup is the label AI reads. It states plainly who you are, what you do, and where — no guessing.
Liftable answers
Engines quote pages that answer questions directly in the first sentence. Buried answers don't get cited.
Real reviews and mentions
Being named on Google reviews, directories, and local sites teaches AI that you're the trusted option.
Open, fast crawling
If AI crawlers are blocked or the site is slow, you don't exist to them. Access and speed come first.
What the AEO service includes
Entity cleanup
Every mention of your business online made consistent — name, services, area, contact.
Schema markup
Structured data on every page: your services, area served, reviews, FAQs.
Question-formatted content
Pages restructured so the questions customers ask AI get answered directly on your site.
Crawler access
robots.txt, llms.txt, and CDN settings verified so every AI crawler gets a clean 200.
Reviews and mentions
A working system for reviews plus local mentions AI engines actually read.
Monthly AI visibility report
We ask the engines about your market every month and log who they name — including whether it's you.
Included in every website build. Standalone for existing sites from $600 per month — see pricing.
Proof, the moment it exists
The only proof that matters in AEO is a dated screenshot of an AI engine naming the business. We capture those for every client as they happen — and publish them here, dates visible.
AEO questions, answered
Is AEO different from SEO?
They overlap but aren't the same. SEO earns you a ranking in a list of links; AEO earns you being the answer an AI assistant gives. AEO leans harder on consistent business data, structured markup, and direct answers. The good news: done right, the same work feeds both.
How is AEO measured?
Directly: every month we ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini the questions your customers ask, and log which businesses get named. Add AI referral traffic in analytics and 'heard about you from ChatGPT' leads, and you have a real trend line.
How long does AEO take to work?
Local and niche queries can start shifting in 4 to 8 weeks after entity cleanup and content go live. Broad queries like 'best web designer in Toronto' are a 12+ month game. Anyone promising instant AI recommendations is selling snake oil.
What does AEO cost?
AEO is included in every Kiwicode website build. As a standalone service for an existing website, it starts at $600 per month — details on the pricing page.
Do you know what AI tells your customers about you?
Most owners have never asked. The free audit includes real screenshots of what ChatGPT and other engines say about your business today.
Free AI visibility audit
You’ll have your audit within 3 business days.
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